On January 9, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that after receiving feedback related to commercial advertising activities in the campus of Tu Du Hospital, the unit directed the Inspection - Legal Department to coordinate with the Professional Medicine Department to directly work with Tu Du Hospital to review and clarify related contents.
The inspection is carried out with an objective, serious, and regulated spirit, placing the rights of patients and the environment for medical examination and treatment in accordance with professional objectives at the top.
Through the working session, Tu Du Hospital showed a spirit of receptiveness and receptiveness. The unit committed to proactively reviewing all communication and promotion activities at the unit. At the same time, working with partners to request strict implementation of legal regulations on advertising in medical examination and treatment facilities.
However, upon actual inspection on January 9, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health found that Tu Du Hospital had not yet thoroughly overcome commercial advertising activities within the hospital premises.
Faced with this situation, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health requested Tu Du Hospital to urgently report and clarify all related contents, and send them before January 11 for summarization, consideration and handling according to regulations.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, all activities taking place within the hospital premises, especially at leading specialized hospitals such as Tu Du Hospital, must place patients in a central location. Absolutely do not allow commercial activities to affect the treatment space, the psychology of patients and relatives, as well as the image and prestige of the city's health sector.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health requests Tu Du Hospital to seriously fully report and comprehensively review the forms of advertising and product introduction that are being implemented. At the same time, promptly adjust or terminate inappropriate content and forms, ensuring compliance with legal regulations and professional operating objectives of public hospitals.
